Sulo Da @ Surendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37898 of 2017 (3) dt.18-09-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37898 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -292 Year- 2016 Thana -JHAJHA District- JAMUI ======================================================

1. Sulo Da @ Surendra Yadav, S/o Dhaneshwar Yadav @ Dhanraj Yadav, Resident of Village- Manikthan, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Satyavarat Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2017 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 292 of 2016, registered for offences punishable under Sections 121/121(A)/RO(B) of Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1-b)a/126/35 of the Arms Act and Section 3/4 of the Explosive Substance Act and Section 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the U.A.P. Act.

Police on information raided a place and arrested several persons including petitioner and on search one country made rifle along with two cartridges were recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has falsely been implicated in this case at the instance of the police and he has been in judicial custody for last nine months.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37898 of 2017 (3) dt.18-09-2017 Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail. Having heard both sides, considering the fact and circumstances of the, nature of allegation and also the fact that petitioner is accused in sixteen other cases and all the cases are of similar nature as the present one, as such, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail, his application for regular bail is accordingly dismissed.

However, since the trial has commenced, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of one year and if the trial is not concluded within the aforesaid period, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail in the trial court itself and if any such application is filed, the trial after considering the materials available on record at that time, shall dispose of the prayer of the petitioner. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T